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This has been released on DVD twice, and both times it had a number of small cuts (usually brief lines) - the full version has only ever been seen on television. The cuts mainly have extra jokes, and aren't noticeable at all if you weren't previously aware of them (except for destroying a joke about the cheerleader's all going to the same college because it's the only one that will accept their bad grades).
This has been released on DVD twice, and both times it had a number of small cuts (usually brief lines) - the full version has only ever been seen on television. The cuts mainly have extra jokes, and aren't noticeable at all if you weren't previously aware of them (except for destroying a joke about the cheerleader's all going to the same college because it's the only one that will accept their bad grades).

The various colleges the characters talk about being interested in have obvious parallels with real-life schools. Raft College, for example, is likely Tufts, a prestigious school on the outskirts of Boston, while Bromwell is probably Yale, given its distance from Boston and location of New Town (New Haven). Crestmore (described by Mack as "the dream of dreams") may be Harvard or a school of comparable quality in another part of the country, such as Stanford.
The various colleges the characters talk about being interested in have obvious parallels with real-life schools. Raft College, for example, is likely Tufts, a prestigious school on the outskirts of Boston, while Bromwell is probably Yale, given its distance from Boston and location of New Town (New Haven). Crestmore (described by Mack as "the dream of dreams") may be Harvard or a school of comparable quality in another part of the country, such as Stanford.


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Daria's graduating class includes [[Cindy (backgrounder)|Cindy]], a character that was part of ''Quinn's'' year. Since the character was visually based on show producer [[Cindy Brolsma]], this may be a tip of the hat by the animators.
Daria's graduating class includes [[Cindy (backgrounder)|Cindy]], a character that was part of ''Quinn's'' year. Since the character was visually based on show producer [[Cindy Brolsma]], this may be a tip of the hat by the animators.


It is also learned, indirectly, that [[Lawndale High]] seems to have a tradition of "Academic Achievement in the Face of Almost Total Misanthropy," as evidenced by the presentation of the [[Dian Fossey Award]]. Then again, it is quite possible that [[Angela Li|Ms. Li]] invented it, modified an existing award, or ad libbed the reference to "misanthropy" as a backhanded recognition of Daria.
[[Lawndale High]] has a tradition of handing out the [[Dian Fossey Award]] to students who excel academically but don't contribute much to "student life". [[Angela Li|Ms. Li]] either does not like giving this award out at all or simply disliked having to give an award to Daria (hence her backhanded "in the face of near-total misanthropy" comment); either way, Li says she's "forced" to give out such an award. It's not specified what forces Li to do this.


In Daria's speech at the end if this episode, we learn a little bit about her guiding philosophy, a loosely connected set of ideas that has kept her grounded, kept her Daria, in spite of her changing personality and changing circumstances.
In Daria's speech at the end if this episode, we learn a little bit about her guiding philosophy, a loosely connected set of ideas that has kept her grounded, kept her Daria, in spite of her changing personality and changing circumstances.
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